War with all its glorification of brute force is essentially a degrading thing.

It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.

No two leaves were alike, and yet there is no antagonism between them or between the branches on which they grow.

The difficulty one experiences in meeting himsa arises from weakness of mind.

I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have, therefore, arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to satisfy one’s own conscience and leave the world to form its own judgment, favorable or otherwise.

I am a Christian and a Hindu and a Muslim and a Jew.

It is not that I do not get angry. I don't give vent to my anger. I cultivate the quality of patience as angerlessness, and generally speaking, I succeed. But I only control my anger when it comes. How I find it possible to control it would be a useless question, for it is a habit that everyone must cultivate and must succeed in forming by constant practice.